Foundation
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Accounting
- Excel
- Financial statements
Modeling
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- 3-statement models
- DCF
- LBO
Specialist
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Investment banking
- Research
- Credit
Weekly cadence
How to structure each week:
- 3-4 focused study blocks
- 1 project checkpoint
- 1 hour of review + notes
- One community post or share
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